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Top Product $11.4BIntegrated Circuits
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Top Product $12.5BIntegrated Circuits
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Malaysia Trade: In 2022, China exported $82B to Malaysia. The main products that China exported to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($11.4B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.12B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.92B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.5%, from $41.6B in 2017 to $82B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Malaysia.

Malaysia-China Trade: In 2022, Malaysia exported $48.5B to China. The main products that Malaysia exported to China were Integrated Circuits ($12.5B), Petroleum Gas ($4.56B), and Blank Audio Media ($2.65B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Malaysia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 9.03%,  from $31.5B in 2017 to $48.5B in 2022.

In 2010, Malaysia exported services to China worth $1.57B, with Travel ($959M), Transportation ($479M), and Other business services ($94.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Malaysia ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 22 in total exports ($378B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, China exported $8.27B and imported $10.1B from Malaysia, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.86B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of China have increased by $924M (12.6%) from $7.35B to $8.27B, while imports increased by $405M (4.16%) from $9.73B to $10.1B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of China to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($637M), Refined Petroleum ($281M), Telephones ($228M), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($194M), and Other Furniture ($191M). In September 2024 the top imports of China from Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($1.59B), Crude Petroleum ($1.11B), Petroleum Gas ($685M), Asphalt Mixtures ($379M), and Semiconductor Devices ($283M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Guangdong Province ($1.71B), Zhejiang Province ($1.06B), Jiangsu Province ($921M), Shandong Province ($792M), and Hubei Province ($631M), while imports destinations were mainly Shandong Province ($2.9B), Guangdong Province ($2.1B), Shanghai Province ($1.02B), Jiangsu Province ($945M), and Liaoning Province ($852M).

Growth In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Malaysia was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Refined Petroleum ($202M or 255%), Commodities not elsewhere specified ($97.5M or 102%), and Other Furniture ($56.2M or 41.8%). In September 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year imports  from Malaysia was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Crude Petroleum ($385M or 53.4%), Palm Oil ($37.4M or 44.2%), and Hydrogen ($34.1M or 52.3%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$924M(12.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)$405M(4.16%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Guangdong Province$1.71B

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of China over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $82B to Malaysia. The main products exported from China to Malaysia were Integrated Circuits ($11.4B), Broadcasting Equipment ($2.12B), and Office Machine Parts ($1.92B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Malaysia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.5%, from $41.6B in 2017 to $82B in 2022.

In 2017, Malaysia exported $48.5B to China. The main products exported from Malaysia to China were Integrated Circuits ($12.5B), Petroleum Gas ($4.56B), and Blank Audio Media ($2.65B). During the last 5 years the exports of Malaysia to China have increased at an annualized rate of 9.03%, from $31.5B in 2022 to $48.5B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Malaysia (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
Malaysia
Top DestinationSingapore$53.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Malaysia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Malaysia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Malaysia included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Malaysia than China included Brunei ($1.92B), American Samoa ($62.4M), and Guam ($23.7M).

Difference in imports from Malaysia (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Malaysia

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Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Malaysia by product, considering products traded by both, China and Malaysia.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Malaysia in the exports of Machines ($34.9B), Metals ($7.76B), and Chemical Products ($5.78B).

During 2017, Malaysia had a large net trade with China in the exports of Machines ($21.4B), Mineral Products ($9.13B), and Metals ($3.94B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Malaysia+$816MTelephones
Top Product Potential Malaysia China+$3.06BIntegrated Circuits

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Malaysia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Malaysia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Malaysia indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Malaysia (Flag) (2022)

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